Archive | January, 2015
Posted on 21 January 2015. Tags: Frank Williams, fw36, FW37, pat symonds, williams f1 team
The Williams F1 Team has become the first team to reveal its 2015 Formula One title contender, with a computer rendered image of its FW37 appearing on the front cover of this month’s F1 Racing magazine. Following that, the team followed up with images of the Fw37 on their website along with a statement from […]
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Posted on 19 January 2015. Tags: 2015, aerodynamics, ayrton senna, carlos sainz jnr, daniil kvyat, f1, felipe nasr, ferrari, Formula 1, helmut marko, max verstappen, mexico city, new rules, red bull, safety car, sauber, sebastian vettel, south korea, toro rosso
In less than two months Melbourne will become the epicentre for start of the 2015 Formula 1 season. As with its predecessors there is much to be excited about for the new season. If you found the 2014 aesthetics unpleasing and plain awkward you weren’t alone. Mercifully a tweak to the aero rules for the […]
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Posted on 17 January 2015. Tags: ferrari, fia, honda, mclaren, mclaren-honda, mercedes, renault
The FIA have reversed their decision to allow in-season engine development for McLaren’s new engine partner, Honda. The 2015 rules for engine homologation were left open after Ferrari’s James Allison pointed out that nowhere in the 2015 rules does it state that teams have to submit their homologated engines for the 2015 season. The deadline […]
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Posted on 15 January 2015. Tags: berni ecclestone, german grand prix, hockenheim, nurburgring
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone confirmed that the German Grand Prix will take place at Hockenheim and not the Nurburgring due to financial reasons. Hockenheim alternates with the Nurburgring each year to host the German Grand Prix but due to financial reasons the Nurburgring is unable to host this years race. The date for the German Grand […]
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Posted on 12 January 2015. Tags: 2015, dwevelopment, engine, f1, ferrari, fia, Formula 1, homologation, honda, james allison, power unit, renault, rules, token, upgrades
It has always been recognised and celebrated that Formula 1 has some of the most complex and advanced engine technology in the world. It’s a sport of innovation after all and the introduction of hybrid engines for 2014 well and truly proved that. Last year, Formula 1 went racing on a third less fuel than […]
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Posted on 10 January 2015. Tags: f1, Formula 1, japanese grand prix, jules bianchi, safety car, virtual safety car
The FIA have finalized the procedures for the new Virtual Safety Car (VSC) system that will be used to neutralize races in 2015. The VSC was brought about after Jules Bianchi’s accident at the Japanese Grand Prix last year where he crashed out of the race with serious head injuries under yellow flag conditions. The […]
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Posted on 09 January 2015. Tags: 2015 car launches, ferrari, maranello, mclaren, mclaren-honda, woking
The McLaren Formula One Team looks set to launch its Honda powered 2015 car at an event at their Woking headquarters on 29 January. According to various international media sources, the new Ferrari will be presented either a day earlier, or a day later. While McLaren intend hosting an event to unveil their car, Ferrari’s […]
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Posted on 07 January 2015. Tags: 2015 calendar, bahrain gp, bahrain grand prix, bernie ecclestone, f1 2015, f1 calendar, fia, korean gp, korean grand prix, spanish gp, spanish grand prix
The 2015 F1 Calendar has been reduced to 20 races from the proposed 21, following the official removal of the Korean Grand Prix. The race featured on the first official calendar published at the end of last year, but was still subject to confirmation by the FIA and was apparently added without the knowledge of […]
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Posted on 06 January 2015. Tags: daniel ricciardo, fia, giedo van der garde, jean-eric vergne, marcus ericsson, max verstappen, michael schumacher, paul di resta, super licence, torro rosso
Formula One governing body, the FIA, has released details of a new Super Licence points system that will make it more difficult for drivers to become eligible for F1 racing. From 2016 onwards, drivers must have accumulated 40 points over a three-year period in order to be eligible to apply for a super licence to […]
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Posted on 06 January 2015. Tags: andrew murdoch, dave robson, felipe massa, jenson button, jonathan eddolls, mark pattinson, mclaren, pat symonds, rob smedley, Valtteri Bottas, williams f1 team
The Williams F1 Team has announced a number of changes to their engineering team ahead of the 2015 season. This includes recruiting Dave Robson from McLaren to take over as Felipe Massa’s new race engineer. Robson, who spent several years at McLaren working as Jenson Button’s race engineer, will report to Williams’ Head of Vehicle […]
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